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61 reviews
May, 2025
alaTest has collected and analyzed 61 reviews of Panasonic HC-W850. The average rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews. Comments about the size and zoom are overall positive. The image quality and portability also get good feedback. Many are less positive about the color and viewfinder. There are mixed comments on the memory and price.
usability, portability, image quality, zoom, size
battery, durability, viewfinder, color
We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Panasonic HC-W850 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 90/100 = Excellent quality.
See all Panasonic CamcordersConsumer review (amazon.co.uk)
alaTest has collected and analyzed 23 user reviews of Panasonic HC-W850 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers are impressed by the price and size. The image quality and portability are also mentioned favorably, whereas some have doubts about the memory and viewfinder.
usability, portability, image quality, size, price
durability, viewfinder, memory
96% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.
Consumer review (amazon.com)
alaTest has collected and analyzed 18 user reviews of Panasonic HC-W850 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the memory and image quality. The zoom and usability are also appreciated. Some have doubts about the color and battery.
portability, usability, zoom, image quality, memory
battery, color
100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.
Expert review by : James Morris (trustedreviews.com)
Panasonic's HC-W850 introduces a novel Twin Camera feature
Unique second lens lets you record yourself whilst shooting ; Comprehensive manual settings with control dial ; Excellent image quality
Relatively pricey ; Second lens picture-in-picture lacks customisation options
Aside from the second-lens gimmick, this is a decidedly high-end camcorder. While it only has a single CMOS on the main lens, it's relatively large, and there are plenty of manual settings available. The HC-W850 doesn't have the lens ring of...
Expert review by : Mark Peters (letsgodigital.org)
Panasonic HC-W850 Full HD camcorder : The Panasonic W850 twin camcorder include a rotatable sub camera on the side of the LCD screen. You can shoot using this sub camera while also shooting with the main camera at the same time. The video recorded by...
The Panasonic HC-W850 features an Full HD Slow Motion video recording function for added excitement of super-slow shooting at Full-HD resolution. The new Crystal Engine Pro+ engine provides high-speed processing that enables slow motion video shooting...
Consumer review (reevoo.com)
Great indoors and low light filming. Manual settings and lots of automatic settings to play with. Time-lapse, slow motion, night vision mode, can even do stop motion animation, plus a second camera for PiP filming, and lots more effects so you can be...
none so far, other than the potential cost of a second battery will be costly.
Consumer review (reevoo.com)
slo-mo is ace
battery life is quite short
Consumer review (reevoo.com)
ease of use
can only record high definition once
Consumer review (reevoo.com)
Great indoors and low light filming. Manual settings and lots of automatic settings to play with. Time-lapse, slow motion, night vision mode, can even do stop motion animation, plus a second camera for PiP filming, and lots more effects so you can be...
none so far, other than the potential cost of a second battery will be costly
Consumer review (bhphotovideo.com)
Great video quality. I confirm the excellent features and picture quality from other reviews, but using an assortment of cheap and expensive external microphones, the audio sounds as though someone is talking through a vibrating tissue paper membrane....
Consumer review (bhphotovideo.com)
This Camcorder Is The Best
Consumer review (bhphotovideo.com)
Real nice camera but if you use it in HD mode be prepared to make use of that video. The files are huge, and you must have a newer computer with a fast multicore processor to work with them or even play them. Fortunately it has multiple record modes...
Consumer review (bhphotovideo.com)
I usually buy a number of small camcorders trying them out for varied aspects. I usually stick with the consumer level because even though professional ones beat them in resolution, everyone has their reason I prefer more Zoom.This one has a dual...
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